Flashing lights spook JAL 747 over northern Alaska
FAA cannot explain unusual white and yellow flashes seen by a Japan Airlines 747 over the Beaufort Sea while en route from Europe to Tokyo. The pilot reported lights in formation eight miles away at 35,000 feet and 360 degree maneuvers, but radar showed no known traffic.
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Alaska
Federal Aviation Administration
Japan Air Lines
Paul Steucke
FAA
Steucke
Europe
Iceland
Tokyo
U.S
Canadian
Beaufort Sea
Air Traffic Control Center
Steuck
Fairbanks
United Airlines
Chad Radio Claims Soviets Aid Libyans at Zouar
Chad radio reported Soviet military advisers aiding Libyan troops fighting pro government forces in northern Chad. It said Soviet heavy artillery and aviation specialists are based in the Aouzou strip and Ouaddi-Doum Libyan bases, without citing sources.
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N’djamena
Chad
Paris
Zouar
Tibesti
Chad Radio
Aouzou Strip
Libya
Ouaddi
Anderson Named Publisher At Charleston
Ivan V. Anderson Jr. was named president and chief executive officer of Evening Post Publishing Co. and publisher of The News and Courier and The Evening Post, replacing Hall T. McGee Jr. who retired after a 50 year career. Anderson joined in 1984 after leading SC National Bank regional operations and holds UNC and USC degrees.
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Charleston
Ivan V. Anderson Jr
Evening Post Publishing Co
News and Courier
Evening Post
Peter Manigault
Anderson
Hall T. McGee Jr
South Carolina National Bank
University of North Carolina
University of South Carolina
The
Aiken
Georgetown
Kingstree
Buenos Aires Herald
Argentina
Boise
Idaho
Pueblo-Colorado Springs
Colo
Butte, Great Falls
Missoula, Mont
Newspapers Increase Tampa Bay Staffing Ahead of Year
St. Petersburg Times will grow Tampa staff to 38 reporters and editors across two bureaus and add a Tampa section. The Tampa Tribune plans to more than double its St. Petersburg and Clearwater area staff by adding about 30 personnel, bringing Pinellas County coverage to around 50. The Times circulates 285,000 daily and the Tribune about 215,000.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Tampa
St. Petersburg Times
Eugene C. Patterson
The
Times Publishing Co
Tampa Tribune
Clearwater
Pinellas County
Tampa Bay
the Times
the Tribune
Billion Dollar Fraud Suit Targets Church of Scientology
Ex Scientologists allege in a class action filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that the Church of Scientology diverted 100 million to foreign banks and sought to discredit or bribe two Florida judges. The suit also says confidential counseling info was used to blackmail and extort. Church officials deny the claims as utterly false.
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Los Angeles
Church of Scientology
Florida
Superior Court
L. Ron Hubbard
Dianetics
Ken Haden
Church of Scientology of
Holiday traffic deaths projected in nationwide four day weekend
The National Safety Council projects 400 to 500 traffic fatalities across the United States during the four day New Year weekend. By 3 a.m. EST nine deaths were reported. In Dublin an explosion at a five story Ballsbridge block injures at least one person. no bodies found within the first 90 minutes.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Dublin
Ireland
Ballsbridge
Garda Siochana
Reagan New Year address broadcast to Soviets despite Kremlin ban
The state controlled Central Radio aired President Reagan's New Year address to the Soviet people at 10 a.m. in 17 languages while Radio Moscow summarized the speech. The Kremlin had declined a repeat televised exchange this year, citing poor relations. Gorbachev’s New Year greetings aired separately.
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Moscow
Reagan
Kremlin
Voice of America Radio
Radio Moscow News
U.S
World Service
Radio Moscow
Geneva
Gorbachev
Foreign Ministry
Gennady Gerasimov
White House
Gerasimov
Red Square
Spassky Tower
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
the Voice
Gorbachev Urges Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Reform
In a New Year message from Moscow, Mikhail Gorbachev called for immediate negotiations to end nuclear tests and reduce weapons while urging renewed Soviet effort to revive a stagnant economy. He warned of heightened war danger and pressed citizens to work harder to meet reform goals.
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America
Gorbachev
Communist Party
United States
Kremlin
Bullet piercing plane wounds United passenger at Raleigh-Durham
A ground shot hit a United Airlines Boeing 737 as it landed at Raleigh Durham Airport injuring a passenger. Barry Rollins, 30, of New York City, was recovering in Rex Hospital in stable condition after Flight 1502 approached from RCA.
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Morrisville
N.C
United Airlines
Raleigh- Durham
Barry Rollins
New York City
Hundreds of Chinese Students Clash With Police in Tiananmen
Hundreds of students marching toward Tiananmen Square faced police intervention after a prohibited pro-democracy rally attempt. Reports describe a rough shove and removal of several students, with unconfirmed claims of up to twenty arrests amid Beijing security measures following new city regulations.
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Peking
Tiananmen Square
Landmark
Shanghai
Emergency Numbers Service Rates Listed by Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers as a service with pricing shown as 21.00 42.00 and 84.00 across entries. The brief listing highlights cost tiers for residents seeking emergency contact resources.
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Donald D. Paschall
Laurens St
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Aiken Communications Inc
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Abused Persons Coalition
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